Create your 2016 state of origin teams

[Smooth Banana]

To be honest (and no offence to you) but this attitude annoys the crap out of me. Every other professional sport has a representative version of their sport, where the best of the best play in the same team against another team of the best of the best. AFL is the only code of football that I can think of in the world that is not mature enough to accept that injuries can happen, but that it is worth the risk because we get to see Aussie Rules Football played as well as it can be played.

Talk about the Grand Final all you want, but the truth of the matter is that is not as good as Aussie Rules Football can be played. If teams like Chelsea and Manchester United can accept their players going off to play international football (quite a lot of games as well) then I am sure the Swans could accept our players playing 2 or 3 games of representative football as well.

Has anyone done ACL or other serious injury in State game?

 

[eth-dog]

SA

B: Luke Brown (ADE) - Heath Grundy (SYD) - Sam Fisher (STK)
HB: Rory Laird (ADE) - Phil Davis (GWS) - Corey Enright (GEE)
C: Lachie Neale (FRE) - Jack Viney (MEL) - Brodie Smith (ADE)
R: Sam Jacobs (ADE) - Scott Thompson (ADE) - Bryce Gibbs (CAR)
HF: Ryan Griffen (GWS) - Justin Westhoff (POR) Chad Wingard (POR)
F: Eddie Betts (ADE) - Mathew Pavlich (FRE) - Paul Puopulo (HAW)
Int: Scott Lycet (WCE) - Bernie Vince (MEL) - Brad Ebert (POR) - Hamish Hartlett (POR)

Decent defence and midfield but the forward line wouldn't trouble VIC/WA even with Betts and Wingard.

I've also claimed Viney as he lived for several years before being drafted and probably wouldn't make the VIC team anyway.

Viney lived there for 3 years. He also considers himself a born and bred Victorian (unlike his dad).

 

[Jascave]

BTW, interesting to note that Graham Cornes has announced his retirement as South Australian State coach after SA defeated the VFL State team in the interstate State League match at Adelaide Oval last Sunday. Cornes finished with a 10-3 record overall, including 8 wins over the Victorians in State League/State of Origin football.


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[Spook]

Probably missing some key players, but I had a go at WA

WA:
B: Jeremy McGovern, Alex Rance, Elliott Yeo
HB: Daniel Rich, Harry Taylor, Danyle Pearce
C: Andrew Swallow, Patrick Cripps, Stephen Hill
HF: Mark LeCras, Lance Franklin, Mitch Duncan
F: Michael Walters, Josh J. Kennedy, Jesse Hogan
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Nat Fyfe, Matt Priddis
I/C: Bradley Hill, Stephen Coniglio, Tom Mitchell, Aaron Sandilands

Rich and Pearce ahead of Stratton?

 

[Dump Truck]

Games are won and lost in the midfield and there's no way a WA team could contain a midfield containing Dangerfield, Pendlebury, Ablett, Selwood, Mitchell, Hannebery, Parker, Treloar, Gray, Shiel, Ward, Gaff, Shuey, Sloane... I've probably named a few too many but that midfield is ridiculously deep.

Yeah fair call, plus you've missed a few and they might not even make it, which is crazy! This is why SOO needs to happen. Imagine that midfield taking on W.As or S.A.s. I still think W.A. would win purely on the forward line and rucks. 40 I50's and you'd get 25 shots, plus NicNat and Sandis dominance to Fyfe/Priddis and outside run. But that midfield you just quoted could basically destroy any team and most are goal scoring mids. Be an incredible game to watch, how is that everyone but the AFL sees this?

 

[pazza]

Northern Territory only:

Hampton, Curtly ADELAIDE
Edwards, Shaun ESSENDON
Long, Jake ESSENDON
McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony ESSENDON
Cockatoo, Nakia GEELONG
Motlop, Steven GEELONG
May, Steven GOLD COAST
Rioli, Cyril HAWTHORN
Anderson, Jed NORTH MELBOURNE
Neade, Jake PORT ADELAIDE
Rioli, Daniel RICHMOND

Plus NT Thunder:

Raph Clarke
Shannon Rioli
Richard Tambling
Ben Rioli
Liam Patrick
Gibson Turner
Aaron Lonergan
Jack Long
Michael Bowden
Daniel Weetra
Tim Eldridge
Jared Brennan

and from the SANFL - Willie Rioli

B: McDonald-Tipungwuti, Brennan, Jack Long
HB: Hampton, Patrick, Clarke
C: Jake Long, Cockatoo, C. Rioli (c)
HF: Tambling, Edwards, Neade
F: D. Rioli, Motlop, B. Rioli
R: May, Anderson, W. Rioli
Int:Turner, Bowden, Weetra, Lonergan, Eldridge, S. Rioli

 

[Shoestar]

Tasmania and Northern Territory are combined. QLD probably a little bit too tall.

TASMANIA and NORTHEN TERRITORY

B: Howe(TAS) May(NT) Harwood(TAS)
HB: Thurlow(TAS) Garland(TAS) Birchall(TAS)
C: M.Weller(TAS) Robinson(TAS) K.Kolodjashnij(TAS)
HF: Motlop(NT) Casboult(TAS) Anderson(NT)
F: C.Rioli(NT) J.Riewolt(TAS) Neade(NT)
R: Bellchambers(TAS) Hall(TAS) Lonergan(TAS)
INTERCHANGE: B.Brown(TAS) Green(TAS) Tipungwuti(NT) Cockatoo(NT)

Queensland

B: H.Andrews Merrett Dempsey
HB: J.Wagner R.Thompson Clay Cameron
C: Harbrow D.Beams J.Smith
HF: J.White N.Riewolt J.Thomas
F: C.Beams K.Tippett Dixon
R: Z.Smith Armitage Zorkyo
INTERCHANGE: Hickey Oxley Whitecross Spurr

ACT/NSW

B: Z.Williams Rowe Duryera
HB: Mills Gilbert Suckling
C: I.Smith K.Jack McVeigh
HF: Heeney Hawkins Bruest
F: Bruce T.Walker McGlynn
R: Witts Bird Miles
INTERCHANGE: Rampe Steele Vandenberg Heeney

South Australia

B: Laird P.Davis Hurn
HB: Bourgouyne Grundy Enright
C: Ebert S.Thompson B.Smith
HF: Neale Westoff Lycett
F: Puopolo Shultz Wingard
R: Jacobs Gibbs Viney
INTERCHANGE: J.Trengrove Vince Jack.Redden R.Griffen

Western Australia

B: Sheppard Rance Wellingham
HB: McGovern Hooker Yeo
C: B.Hill Priddis S.Hill
HF: Wells Franklin Lecras
F: Walters Kennedy Hogan
R: Nic Nat Fyfe P.Cripps
INTERCHANGE: Sandilands H.Bennell A.Swallow T.Mitchell

Victoria

B: H.Shaw D.Talia Murphy
HB: Wood Gibson Hodge
C: Gaff S.Mitchell Hannebery
HF: D.Martin J.Roughead Deledio
F: Betts J.Cameron Stringer
R: Goldstein Dangerfield Pendulbury
INTERCHANGE: R.Gray Ward J.Selwood Ablett

 

[mikey127]

Northern Territory only:

Hampton, Curtly ADELAIDE
Edwards, Shaun ESSENDON
Long, Jake ESSENDON
McDonald-Tipungwuti, Anthony ESSENDON
Cockatoo, Nakia GEELONG
Motlop, Steven GEELONG
May, Steven GOLD COAST
Rioli, Cyril HAWTHORN
Anderson, Jed NORTH MELBOURNE
Neade, Jake PORT ADELAIDE
Rioli, Daniel RICHMOND

Plus NT Thunder:

Raph Clarke
Shannon Rioli
Richard Tambling
Ben Rioli
Liam Patrick
Gibson Turner
Aaron Lonergan
Jack Long
Michael Bowden
Daniel Weetra
Tim Eldridge
Jared Brennan

and from the SANFL - Willie Rioli

B: McDonald-Tipungwuti, Brennan, Jack Long
HB: Hampton, Patrick, Clarke
C: Jake Long, Cockatoo, C. Rioli (c)
HF: Tambling, Edwards, Neade
F: D. Rioli, Motlop, B. Rioli
R: May, Anderson, W. Rioli
Int:Turner, Bowden, Weetra, Lonergan, Eldridge, S. Rioli

Wow. All we need now is an ACT only team how many currently listed players are from tge ACT? Or what about an international team. To qualify players must not be born in Aus.

 

[RippaRiley43]

SA's hypothetical forward line is garbage bar Wingard/Puopolo. We seriously don't have a better CHF than Westhoff (who always seems to be a loose man in defence when I watch Port), or a better FF than old men Schulz/Pavlich (who both went a year too long)?

We need a new tall forward or two and both of the Menzel brothers playing at their best to be any hope at all against WA/one of the Vic teams, and even then we'd still probably get pummelled.

 

[eth-dog]

SA's hypothetical forward line is garbage bar Wingard/Puopolo. We seriously don't have a better CHF than Westhoff (who always seems to be a loose man in defence when I watch Port), or a better FF than old men Schulz/Pavlich (who both went a year too long)?

We need a new tall forward or two and both of the Menzel brothers playing at their best to be any hope at all against WA/one of the Vic teams, and even then we'd still probably get pummelled.

I daresay you'd be a chance of losing to NSW too. Their forward line is almost as good as WA's.

 

[Coaster2012]

Vic has the ultimate midfield, WA has the ultimate forward line

 

[RUNVS]

Tasmania and Northern Territory are combined. QLD probably a little bit too tall.



ACT/NSW

B: Z.Williams Rowe Duryera
HB: Mills Gilbert Suckling
C: I.Smith K.Jack McVeigh
HF: Heeney Hawkins Bruest
F: Bruce T.Walker McGlynn
R: Witts Bird Miles
INTERCHANGE: Rampe Steele Vandenberg Heeney

South Australia

B: Laird P.Davis Hurn
HB: Bourgouyne Grundy Enright
C: Ebert S.Thompson B.Smith
HF: Neale Westoff Lycett
F: Puopolo Shultz Wingard
R: Jacobs Gibbs Viney
INTERCHANGE: J.Trengrove Vince Jack.Redden R.Griffen

Phil Davis qualifies as a NSW/ACT player, not a South Australian, but other than that it is a really good list you have put out there.

 

[exile]

Had a crack at an allies team.

FB: K Kolodjashnij, P Davis, T Duryea
HB: G Birchall, S May, J McVeigh
C: K Jack, D Armitage, I Smith
HF: C Rioli, N Riewoldt, S Motlop
FF: L Breust, T Hawkins, T Walker,
R: K Tippett, D Beams, D Zorko
I/C: S Lloyd, W Langford, D Rampe, A Hall

 

[getgaff]

With a team to play this weekend I'm ruling out Fyfe, Johnson, Sandilands, H. Bennell with injury, Hooker ineligible to name a few

Western Australia

FB: Ben Stratton ~ Alex Rance ~ Neville Jetta
HB: Brad Sheppard ~ Jeremy McGovern ~ Stephen Hill

C: Daniel Wells ~ Matt Priddis ~ Stephen Coniglio

HF: Nathan Fyfe ~ Josh Kennedy ~ Tom Mitchell
FF: Michael Walters ~ Jesse Hogan - Lance Franklin

FOLL: Nic Naitanui ~ Patrick Cripps ~ Mitch Duncan

INT: Rory Lobb ~ Mark LeCras ~ Andrew Swallow ~ Hayden Ballantyne

 

[Jazny]

Had a crack at an allies team.

FB: K Kolodjashnij, P Davis, T Duryea
HB: G Birchall, S May, J McVeigh
C: K Jack, D Armitage, I Smith
HF: C Rioli, N Riewoldt, S Motlop
FF: L Breust, T Hawkins, T Walker,
R: K Tippett, D Beams, D Zorko
I/C: S Lloyd, W Langford, D Rampe, A Hall

Jack Riewoldt has to be in the team. Reigning all australian and kicked more goals than anyone else over the last five years of AFL. Take out Walker or Hawkins. Who is missing out so Will Langford can get a game? Even Mitch Robinson would be better, but the rest of the allies must have better players than Langford.

 

[Cainozz]

Western Australia
A fully fit squad:

FB: M.Adams (WB) | A.Rance (RIC) | E.Mackenzie (WCE)

B: B.Stratton (HAW) | J. McGovern (WCE) | H.Taylor (GEE)

C: M.Duncan (GEE) | P.Cripps (CAR) | B.Hill (HAW)

HF: J.Hogan (MEL) | L.Franklin (SYD) | H.Bennell (FRE)

F: M.Walters (FRE) | JJ.Kennedy (WCE) | J.Garlett (MEL)


FOLL: N.Naitanui (WCE) | M.Priddis (WCE) | N.Fyfe (FRE)

INTER: A.Sandilands (FRE) | D.Wells (NM) | T.Mitchell (SYD) | S.Coniglio (GWS)

EMERG: J.O'Meara (GC) | A.Swallow (NM) | C.Hooker (ESS)

 

[Boomerfan99]

FB: H.Shaw, D.Talia, J. Gibson
HB: C.Enright, J.Frawley, L.Hodge
C: D.Hannebery, S.Mitchell, M.Bontempelli
HF: B.Deledio, J.Roughead, G.Ablett
FF: S.Johnson, T.Lynch, J.Stringer
R: T.Goldstein, P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury
I/C: S.Mumford, J.Selwood, R.Sloane, C.Ward

I don't think you have enough Hawks in there.

 

[robertg22]

With a team to play this weekend I'm ruling out Fyfe, Johnson, Sandilands, H. Bennell with injury, Hooker ineligible to name a few

Western Australia

FB: Ben Stratton ~ Alex Rance ~ Neville Jetta
HB: Brad Sheppard ~ Jeremy McGovern ~ Stephen Hill

C: Daniel Wells ~ Matt Priddis ~ Stephen Coniglio

HF: Nathan Fyfe ~ Josh Kennedy ~ Tom Mitchell
FF: Michael Walters ~ Jesse Hogan - Lance Franklin

FOLL: Nic Naitanui ~ Patrick Cripps ~ Mitch Duncan

INT: Rory Lobb ~ Mark LeCras ~ Andrew Swallow ~ Hayden Ballantyne

 

[robertg22]

Western Australia
A fully fit squad:

FB: M.Adams (WB) | A.Rance (RIC) | E.Mackenzie (WCE)

B: B.Stratton (HAW) | J. McGovern (WCE) | H.Taylor (GEE)

C: M.Duncan (GEE) | P.Cripps (CAR) | B.Hill (HAW)

HF: J.Hogan (MEL) | L.Franklin (SYD) | H.Bennell (FRE)

F: M.Walters (FRE) | JJ.Kennedy (WCE) | J.Garlett (MEL)


FOLL: N.Naitanui (WCE) | M.Priddis (WCE) | N.Fyfe (FRE)

INTER: A.Sandilands (FRE) | D.Wells (NM) | T.Mitchell (SYD) | S.Coniglio (GWS)

EMERG: J.O'Meara (GC) | A.Swallow (NM) | C.Hooker (ESS)

Just the 6 tall defenders? Lucky you have Hooker as an emergency if one of them pulled out.

 

[kranky al]

FB: H.Shaw, D.Talia, J. Gibson
HB: C.Enright, J.Frawley, L.Hodge
C: D.Hannebery, S.Mitchell, M.Bontempelli
HF: B.Deledio, J.Roughead, G.Ablett
FF: S.Johnson, T.Lynch, J.Stringer
R: T.Goldstein, P.Dangerfield, S.Pendlebury
I/C: S.Mumford, J.Selwood, R.Sloane, C.Ward

That midfield is drool worthy.

I think wa would keep up for 3/4 with the vic depth in the midfield running over the top of us in the last quarter

 

[XhazzafootyX]

the WA forward line is scary..


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[threenewpadlocks]

Would like to see ho the NZ Heritage team stacks up:
http://aflnz.co.nz/blog/2016/05/11/2016-heritage-team/

Also this team doesn't include Easton Wood who had parents that represented NZ in athletics, because they were born in Australia.

 

[StingBitten]

In terms of the format - what do people think of a Euro/World Cup style format, i.e:

POOL GROUP 1 | POOL GROUP 2
\WESTERN AUSTRALIA|VICTORIA
\SOUTH AUSTRALIA|NEW SOUTH WALES
\TASMANIA|QUEENSLAND
\NORTHERN TERRITORY|ACT

4 Teams in each Pool Group. A Round 1 fixture might look something like:

Western Australia v South Australia
Tasmania v Northern Territory
Victoria v New South Wales
Queensland v ACT

Each team plays each other once, then following the Group Stage you might have WA and SA topping their table at 1st and 2nd respectively, and VIC and NSW topping theirs to the format of AxB, BxA. So the finals might look like:

Semi-Final 1
\WESTERN AUSTRALIA V NEW SOUTH WALES

Semi-Final 2
\VICTORIA V SOUTH AUSTRALIA

All hypothetical of course, let's just assume the Final is:

Final
\VICTORIA V WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Home Ground is determined by Percentage as it is in the regular H/A season - so no automatic guarantee of the final being played at the MCG. By the time the comp came into effect though WA, SA and VIC all have world-class stadiums anyway.

Issues:

- What we already know about, fixturing a big competition in between the H/A season, i.e. how long it goes for, what time of the year and how often. I would suggest it should be in similar mold to the British & Irish Lions tour - maybe once every 8-12 years. This way it becomes a once in a generation thing, and you're only putting out one AFL season. If professional soccer players can play in multiple Cups + World and Domestic tournaments why can't we do something like this once in a blue moon?

- The balance of the competition. Naturally the four strongest states would be WA, VIC, SA and NSW. Queensland would certainly be competitive with some of their unearthed talent (albeit youngsters). Tasmania and NT would also be competitive. That leaves the ACT - Jason Tutt, Josh Bruce and Phil Davis would be in the side but not a great deal of other talent. Yes - they would be flummoxed and out of their depth but they would be able to field at least a semi-decent side from their First Grade players. Plus it presents an opportunity to represent your Territory - Footy ain't much in the political capital but I reckon the interest might increase in a top-level competition like this, and certainly act as a Footy PR exercise for the kids.

- I'm sure there's a few others.

Positives is that we get a Nationwide competition, with every state and territory being able to represent where they come from. For bipartisan States like Tasmania and NT it would be simply huge.
I think the competition would be absolutely massive.

Thoughts?

 

[Rising Power]

Has anyone done ACL or other serious injury in State game?

Tony Hall in 1989 - tackled by his Hawthorn team mate Andy Collins

 

[*Crash*]

Rest of the World Team -

Eligibility etc. here